K and I are in it for another year of reading! (It helps to have a buddy.) I'm sticking with the same rules that I have previously identified for my picks:
1. It has to be a book I already owned;
2. It has to be a book I had not read yet (or at least haven't finished yet);
3.
Though I can go out of order, some of the months are clearly themed
(e.g., February, December), so I will try to read those books at
least close to the month they are selected for; and
4. As with last year, I had
initially planned to carry over some books from last year, but didn't. But it remains a possibility
for the future.
Here's the list that we picked for the year, as well as my selections:
January: a book with a "home" word in the title
House of Sand and Fog, by Andre Dubus III
February: a book with red on the cover or spine
Our Own Devices, by Edward Tenner
March: a book recommended by a friend
The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, by Anton DiScalfani
April: a book with at least five words in the title
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers
May: a book you should have read in high school
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
June: a book with an animal on the cover
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know, by Alexandra Horowitz
July: a book that starts with the first letter of your first name
Morning Poems, by Robert Bly
August: a book in a series
Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
September: a translated book
If On a Winter's Night A Traveler, by Italo Calvino (translated from Italian)
October: a book set in a country other than your own
Ali & Nino, by Kurban Said
November: a book with a night scene on the cover
After Henry, by Joan Didion
December: a book with a winter element on the cover
Solo Faces, by James Salter
I have to say that I didn't pick many short books or gimmes this year. My shortest book is a book of poetry, which makes for complicated reading in its own right. It's going to be a tough go to get through this list, but I will give it the old college try. Wish me luck!
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